One of the many threats facing sea turtles, all species of which are categorized as threatened, is net fishing. Turtles can unwittingly become scooped up in fishing nets as bycatch. Now, a team of ...

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Placing lights on fishing nets reduces the chances of sea turtles and dolphins being caught by accident, new research shows. Placing lights on fishing nets reduces the chances of sea turtles and ...

Gillnets are walls of netting that hang in water and trap fish. They are the most widely used fishing device in the world but also often trap sharks, sea turtles and rays who can't escape and die.

Placing lights on fishing nets reduces the chances of sea turtles and dolphins being caught by accident, new research shows. LED lights along the top of floating gillnets cut accidental "bycatch" of ...